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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs a mark of respect: how do you correctly pronounce Heather Heyer's last name?
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As a mark of respect: how do you correctly pronounce Heather Heyer's last name? (Original Post)
bellmartin
Aug 2017
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I love the coincidental and inspiring message that pronunciation also confers.
bellmartin
Aug 2017
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pnwmom
(108,995 posts)1. On MSNBC they pronounce it like "higher."
spooky3
(34,477 posts)2. On forvo.com, there are 3 German speakers pronouncing it
Last edited Tue Aug 15, 2017, 03:22 PM - Edit history (1)
and they all said it as you described.
So if the family goes with the German pronunciation, MSNBC is right.
bellmartin
(218 posts)3. I love the coincidental and inspiring message that pronunciation also confers.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)4. I believe it rhymes with ''higher"
That's how I've heard it said on the radio.